you have to say that english cricket, at the moment, is in a real void, there is a vacuum there. and the people who will appoint joe root�*s successor haven't themselves been appointed yet. so, it's a pretty crazy situation. so, who is in next? well, maybe england will send for their superman, ben stokes. he's a world—class all—rounder, but has taken time away from the game recently to look after his mental health. and as root�*s friend, he'll knowjust what is involved in one of english sport's most stressful jobs. patrick gearey, bbc news that's all from the bbc news at six, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are.

hello, i'm jane hill. hello, i'mjane hill. we took hello, i'm jane hill. we took a hello, i'mjane hill. we took a bit more about our main stories. the news of 200 by cancer patients are to have their entire genetic code of their tumours are sequenced. it is all part of a major research project taking place in cambridge. hugh adams is from the charity brain tumour research uk. he explains why they welcome this research. we tumour research uk. he explains why they welcome this research.— they welcome this research. we are ve clear they welcome this research. we are very clear here. _ they welcome this research. we are very clear here, our— they welcome this research. we are very clear here, our view— they welcome this research. we are very clear here, our view is - they welcome this research. we are very clear here, our view is to - they welcome this research. we are very clear here, our view is to find l very clear here, our view is to find research for all types. takes us further down the pathway to queue us is to be encouraged. this genomic mapping, this is future great understanding of tumour types, is really important... we would also add in that when we would look at personalised medicine, we go next, we need to remember invest in the basic signs of it underpinning all progression. we can diagnose and move forward with our understanding

of some ways, but it needs to be a bit of a jigsaw that we have added into that, the scientific research, because that's really where the differences will come, where the progress will be made.— differences will come, where the progress will be made. hugh adams, there. south african authorities say almost 400 people are now known to have died during severe floods in kwazulu—natal province — described as the worst in decades. the provincial premier said almost 41,000 people have been affected around the city of durban. the police, army and volunteer rescuers are widening their search for those still missing. 0ur correspondent vumani mkhize has the latest from durban. we are going to be coming st and showers, heavy hail, and it seems to

be starting right now. and of the township and we actually couldn't enter the township because it is actually blockaded by shipping containers and the bridge that leads up to the township is actually blocked. right now, i'm part of a convoy which is going to be with the minister of police, and the minister of transport. we're going to be going to communities that have been affected by the floods to assess the damage. unfortunately for many people here, who have lost their homes and their livelihoods, they are going to be experiencing more bad weather during the course of this weekend. there is quite unfortunate because it is going to impact where they are going to be staying and also the massive operations that had begun after the floods had ravaged parts of durban. i will correspond in there with the latest from durban. —— our correspondence. china is beginning military exercises around taiwan.

an army spokesman said they were directed at what he called the "wrong signal" being sent about the island by the united states. the exercises coincide with a bipartisan visit by six us lawmakers to taipei. the biden administration has repeatedly talked of its "rock—solid" commitment to taiwan. but china regards the self—governing island as an integral part of its territory and a foreign ministry spokesman has condemned the us support for taiwan. this democrat senator bob menendez is among those visiting taipei — he spoke about the international importance of taiwan. we are here to support taiwan, our relationship is rock—solid, and when a country like taiwan has 90% of the high end semiconductor industry, it is a country of global significance, of global economic consequence, and those who wish taiwan ill must understand that the global community will look at that and say we cannot allow taiwan

to be negatively impacted because the world's interests are involved. us senator bob menendez speaking there. once it was a gathering forfree—spirited bohemians. now it's become a festival of social media influencers and celebrities. burning man is a unique counter—culture event that takes place in the black rock desert in nevada. but this year some of its artwork has been put on display in what can only be described as slightly more genteel surroundings. navtej johal went to have look. in the heat of the nevada desert, they come in their tens of thousands. burning man, an annual arts and cultural gathering, which first began more than 30 years ago, creates a temporary city

in the black rock desert. it's renowned for its huge sculptures, parties, and what it calls a focus on radical self—expression. it is, in every way, thousands of miles from here. chatsworth house in the peak district is the home of the duke and duchess of devonshire, and they've decided to share the grounds for a while with some of burning man's most eye—catching attendees. burning man wanted to put some of their art at chatsworth, in a park, in a different landscape to what it's used to. and of course, we were thrilled because we love doing new things, we've always done new things. because i can see it out of my window. out of your bedroom window? yes, i can see it. and so at the moment, this is the favourite, but it'll change. you know, when i get to know the other ones better, it'll change. you ask me in a month, it'll be something different. well, this is the first time that any artwork from burning man has been in the uk. and although this landscape is more used to sheep and deer, for the next six months, it will be home to

creatures like this. benjamin langholz has recreated a recent artwork he featured at burning man for chatsworth, using locally quarried stone. as soon as i got here, i sort of had this idea for this spiral, this upwards movement. i like to build at scale and bring a little bit of the idea of, like, risk and responsibility, like, who is responsible for the fact that you start walking higher and higher? i think it's you. some people think it's health and safety of chatsworth. there will be 12 installations in total, ranging from bears made of pennies, to a militaryjet with hand—blown glass flowers. all of them free for the public to visit. navteonhal, bbc news. now a paws for thought — researchers at kyoto university have discovered that cats can remember the name of their owners and their feline friends. celia haddon, is an author and cat expert from gloucestershire. she says this study is the culmination of various pieces of research into cats.

cats can recognise their names compared with random words, and they can recognise their names from the names of other cats. when they started showing photos and the cats looked more carefully when the name didn't match the photos, and there is some possibility, only a possibility, that if they were shown a picture of the owner and the wrong name, that they also may have had some recognition of the owners then. i don't think it means that they have complicated idea about names, i think it's a simple association. if their name is called, then it's something's going to happen, like maybe being given food all day my course and petting. that word, that sound. —— also petting. that word becomes more important to them. there is a conversation for the newsroom this evening! let's turn

our attentions now on bbc news to the world of sport because it's time for sports day with cerebral currents. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm sarah mulkerrins. coming up... root�*s reign is over asjoe steps down as england cricket captain after five years at the helm. another goodbye in football — the premier league's current longest—serving manager, sean dyche, is sacked by burnley. and emma raducanu rises to the occasion as she wins her first professional match on clay in the billiejean king cup.

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